SOCW 6111 Wk8 D2 Post Responses - Discussion 2: Transference and Countertransference

Specific skills and knowledge are essential for a social worker working with children. Understanding transference and countertransference is crucial to a healthy therapeutic relationship. Both transference and countertransference can be evident in any client–therapist relationship, but are especially important in working with children because of a common instinct among adults to protect and nurture the young. The projection or relocation of one’s feelings about one person onto another, otherwise known as transference, is a common response by children (Gil, 1991). Countertransference, a practitioner’s own emotional response to a child, is also common.

For this Discussion, review the Malawista (2004) article.

Provide response to the colleagues posts which are included in the attachment. 

who identified strategies different from your own by proposing alternative strategies.

Support your posts with specific references to the Learning Resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.